Authors

Document Type

Article

Publication Version

Published Version

Publication Date

7-2015

Journal or Book Title

Applications in Plant Sciences

Volume

3

Issue

7

First Page

1

Last Page

4

DOI

10.3732/apps.1500034

Abstract

Microsatellite primers were developed to investigate population genetic structure in Ficus hirta (Moraceae). Sixteen microsatellite primers were developed and optimized for F. hirta using Illumina paired-end sequencing of pre-receptive and receptive developmental-phase female flowers. Out of 16 primers, nine were found to be polymorphic in four populations of F. hirta. Alleles per locus ranged from two to 15 across the 94 F. hirta individuals, while within-population observed and expected heterozygosity per locus ranged from 0.000 to 0.955 and from 0.000 to 0.882, respectively. In addition, the 16 primers were tested in 29 additional Ficus species, with all found to amplify in at least 11 of these species and with most amplifying in a majority of the species. This set of microsatellite primers is the first specifically developed for F. hirta and will facilitate studies of genetic diversity within and genetic differentiation among populations of Ficus species.

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This article is from Applications in Plant Sciences 3 (2015): 1500034, doi:10.3732/apps.1500034. Posted with permission.

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